Japan vs Netherlands: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Japan
717.20 billion current US$
in 2023
Netherlands
910.17 billion current US$
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
Netherlands rank
4th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 910.17 billion current US$ against 717.20 billion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 192.97 billion current US$.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 7.50 billion current US$ 5.07 billion current US$ 2.42 billion current US$ Japan
1970s 52.90 billion current US$ 27.09 billion current US$ 25.81 billion current US$ Japan
1980s 183.26 billion current US$ 65.43 billion current US$ 117.82 billion current US$ Japan
1990s 374.30 billion current US$ 139.66 billion current US$ 234.64 billion current US$ Japan
2000s 564.85 billion current US$ 388.12 billion current US$ 176.73 billion current US$ Japan
2010s 719.33 billion current US$ 637.95 billion current US$ 81.39 billion current US$ Japan
2020s 714.50 billion current US$ 834.37 billion current US$ 119.87 billion current US$ Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 910.17 billion current US$ against 717.20 billion current US$ in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Japan and Netherlands?
192.97 billion current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Japan ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.